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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Michael Parris

Engineering report raises questions over council car park demolition

The car park site this week left, and before the building was demolished in 2021. Pictures by Peter Lorimer, Michael Parris

An engineering report Newcastle council used to justify demolishing the Mall parking station says the building could have been repaired for less than it eventually cost to knock down.

City of Newcastle closed the King Street car park in 2020 then demolished it in 2021 "due to its poor structural condition and significant costs to make the building safe, compliant and operational".

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